@article{fdi:010072324,
  title = {{O}ccurrence of {V}ibrio cholerae in water reservoirs of {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{K}abore, {S}. and {C}ecchi, {P}hilippe and {M}osser, {T}. and {T}oubiana, {M}. and {T}raore, {O}. and {O}uattara, {A}. {S}. and {T}raore, {A}. {S}. and {B}arro, {N}. and {C}olwell, {R}. {R}. and {M}onfort, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}frica is currently an important region in which cholera epidemics occur. {L}ittle is known about the presence of {V}ibrio cholerae in freshwater bodies in {A}frica. {T}here are ca. 1700 lakes and reservoirs in {B}urkina {F}aso, most of which have been built within recent decades to secure water resources. {T}he purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of {V}. cholerae in the water of reservoirs, using the most-probable-number polymerase chain reaction. {R}esults showed that {V}. cholerae could be detected in water samples collected from 14 of 39 sampled reservoirs. {T}he concentrations varied from 0 {MPN}/l to more than 1100 {MPN}/l. {F}ifty strains of {V}. cholerae isolated on {CHROM}agar ({TM}) vibrio were identified as {V}. cholerae non-{O}1/non-{O}139, none of which carried the ctx{A} gene. {A} significant positive correlation was found between the presence of {V}. cholerae in the reservoirs and both alkaline p{H} and phytoplankton biomass. {V}. cholerae was present in significantly higher numbers in reservoirs of urban areas than in rural areas. {S}ince {V}. cholerae non-{O}1/non-{O}139 has been shown to be a causative agent of endemic diarrheal outbreaks, their presence in {B}urkina {F}aso reservoirs suggests they may play a role in gastroenteritis in that country.},
  keywords = {{V}ibrio cholerae ; {W}ater ; {R}eservoir ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}esearch in {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {169},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1--10},
  ISSN = {0923-2508},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.resmic.2017.08.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072324},
}